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| Woman's shock at hijack response | Woman's shock at hijack response |
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| A woman whose car was hijacked in Belfast has said she is shocked that other motorists who witnessed the incident did not stop to help her. | A woman whose car was hijacked in Belfast has said she is shocked that other motorists who witnessed the incident did not stop to help her. |
| It happened on the busy Lisburn Road in the south of the city at about 2000 BST on Tuesday. | It happened on the busy Lisburn Road in the south of the city at about 2000 BST on Tuesday. |
| Debbie O'Brien, 26, was sitting in traffic when a man got out of the car in front and opened her door. | Debbie O'Brien, 26, was sitting in traffic when a man got out of the car in front and opened her door. |
| He then struggled with the County Tyrone woman before dragging her from the vehicle and driving off in it. | He then struggled with the County Tyrone woman before dragging her from the vehicle and driving off in it. |
| Despite the large number of cars around her in the traffic, Ms O'Brien said only one couple stopped to help. | Despite the large number of cars around her in the traffic, Ms O'Brien said only one couple stopped to help. |
| "It wasn't even overly dark - it was a busy road and there was a lot of traffic. A lot of people seen it, but nobody stopped," she said. | "It wasn't even overly dark - it was a busy road and there was a lot of traffic. A lot of people seen it, but nobody stopped," she said. |
| "For their own safety, I would say to everybody to make sure that they have their car doors locked." | "For their own safety, I would say to everybody to make sure that they have their car doors locked." |
| Ms O'Brien was unhurt, but badly shaken. Her silver Volkswagen Golf is still to be found. | Ms O'Brien was unhurt, but badly shaken. Her silver Volkswagen Golf is still to be found. |
| The woman who went to her assistance, Susan Phillips, said she was shocked no-one else had stopped. | |
| "I said to my partner 'we have to stop for this girl', she was just left abandoned in the middle of the road, no purse, no anything with her," she said. | "I said to my partner 'we have to stop for this girl', she was just left abandoned in the middle of the road, no purse, no anything with her," she said. |
| "We did what any person would do. I couldn't believe the people that wouldn't stop." | "We did what any person would do. I couldn't believe the people that wouldn't stop." |
| Police investigating the incident have appealed for any witnesses to contact them. | Police investigating the incident have appealed for any witnesses to contact them. |